This first column of 2019 is a tribute to the weekly newspaper you are reading today, the Mad River Union, and a reflection on the role such a local forum for local news and ideas plays in giving the North Coast a sense of place and community. The staff and writers for the newspaper were…
A young woman’s Arcata Eye dream job turned into a nightmare
Dear Kevin Hoover, I was stirred to write to you after seeing the Mad River Union’s recent Facebook post on sexual harassment of women on the streets of Arcata. About five years ago, I worked for a few brief months selling advertisements to local businesses for the Arcata Eye. I remember finding copies of…
Your Bigger, Better Local Newspaper – The Mad River Union
Mad River Union Welcome to the first edition of the Mad River Union. As you know, the Union includes the combined forces of the former Arcata Eye and McKinleyville Press. More importantly, it represents a union with the Northern Humboldt community. The mission of the Mad River Union is to inform, entertain and empower readers…
Kevin Hoover: So-Called Reminiscences And Thanks To All
This is it, folks. The Arcata Eye is closing. Fortunately, the Mad River Union is opening. How can I encapsulate 17 years of newspapering in one column? We’ve been through so much together. Every week’s edition is a story in itself in terms of all the blood, sweat, tears and behind-the-scenes drama necessary to get…
Alan Sanborn: This Time, Look For The Union Label
Until a month and a half ago, I feared that I would be writing more of an obituary to fill this space. I had been dreading the end of the Arcata Eye – knowing that I would soon have a much more difficult time piecing together what goes on in this odd little town. Supposedly,…
Say Goodbye To The Arcata Eye
Nosh, enjoy beverages, pore over (and take!) old Arcata Eyes, buy ads and subscriptions to the Mad River Union and enjoy quality nostalgia with staff and fellow readers.
Notice To Eye Readers
Join the staff of the Arcata Eye, McKinleyville Press and Mad River Union newspapers in the Plaza View Room in Jacoby’s Storehouse this Friday night, Sept. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Arcata Eye, McKinleyville Press Merging Into Mad River Union Newspaper
In a sense, the Mad River Union will restore the tradition of the beloved Arcata Union, which closed after 109 years in 1995. Hoover and Durham both worked at the Union, which covered Arcata, McKinleyville and beyond.
Jack Durham & Kevin L. Hoover: The Decline And Fall Of The Humboldt Beacon – December 12, 2011
Jack Durham & Kevin L. Hoover McKinleyville Press/Arcata Eye For 110 years, the Humboldt Beacon has served the people of Fortuna and the Eel River Valley, persevering through two world wars, The Great Depression, the Humboldt flood of ’64 and an untold number of other trials and tribulations. Last Thursday, the Beacon put out its final…
Jack Durham: The McKinleyville Press Sets Up, Settles In For The Long Haul – August 5, 2011
In some ways, life back then for me resembled the movie Groundhog Day, in which a weatherman is doomed to relive the same day over and over again. Except in my case, instead of a day, it was a weekly cycle.
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